Rocky Mountaineer & Alaska Cruise

To Calgary on the edge of the Rockies

Arrive in Calgary and make your way to the hotel for one night. Dinner independently.

The Trans-Canada Highway into the Rocky Mountains

Travel the Trans-Canada Highway past Native American reservations into the Rocky Mountain foothills, arriving in Banff. Afternoon at leisure.

Banff National Park and Lake Louise

Gondola to the summit of Sulphur Mountain, then a coach excursion to Lake Louise and Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, via the Spiral Tunnels Viewpoint. Evening talk from a retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer.

Free day to explore Banff at leisure

Free day in Banff, with optional local excursions to Lake Minnewanka and Bow Falls.

Rocky Mountaineer to Kamloops

Board the Rocky Mountaineer (First Passage to the West route, SilverLeaf Class) past Castle Mountain, Kicking Horse Pass, the Spiral Tunnels and the Continental Divide, descending into Yoho National Park before arriving in Kamloops.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Rocky Mountaineer to the Pacific coast

Continue on the Rocky Mountaineer along the Thompson and Fraser Canyons past Hell's Gate, through the Fraser Valley and the Cascade Mountains, arriving in Vancouver for a two-night stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Exploring the sights of Vancouver

Four-hour guided sightseeing tour of Gastown, Chinatown and Stanley Park (totem poles). Afternoon free to explore independently.

Setting sail for our Alaskan cruise

Transfer to Vancouver's port to board the Celebrity Summit for a seven-night Inside Passage cruise, sailing into the Strait of Georgia. First dinner onboard.

Meals: Dinner

Cruising the Inside Passage to Alaska

Full day cruising the UNESCO-protected Inside Passage past fjords and inlets of British Columbia and southeast Alaska.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Icy Strait Point

Cruise past Glacier Bay's tidewater glaciers, fjords and wildlife (humpback whales, bears, mink, moose); day spent aboard ship.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The ancient ice of Hubbard Glacier

Cruise to Hubbard Glacier, the world's longest tidewater glacier, with onboard naturalist commentary, then overnight toward Juneau.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Free time in Juneau

Free day in Juneau, Alaska's state capital, with optional excursions (Mendenhall Glacier walk, Alaska State Museum, whale-watching, glacier biking and brewery tasting).

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Ketchikan - Alaska's 'First City'

Dock in Ketchikan, home to the world's largest collection of standing totem poles; visit the Totem Heritage Center and Totem Bight State Park.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Return to Vancouver

Sail back through the Inside Passage past Vancouver Island, with a final dinner onboard.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Traveling home

Disembark in Vancouver after breakfast, free to travel home or continue exploring independently.

Meals: Breakfast